Tony Forbes has asked singers and rappers to help him finish a song for his late son, rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes. He made the appeal in a message on social media, Bona reported.
Tony said work on the song had stopped because the artist he was working with is no longer available. He said he still wants to complete it.
“Sadly, the process has ground to a halt. That artist is no longer available. So are there any vocalists and rappers out there that can help me realise this dream?” he wrote.
He asked artists who want to help to contact him by direct message. He said it would be even better if they sent a vocal sample with part of the demo.
“If you believe you can, please send me a DM. Even better, attach your vocal with some of the demo song,” he wrote.
Tony said the idea came from a song he had hoped to record with AKA. He said he asked his son many times to make music with him, and the rapper agreed in the end.
“I nagged Kiernan to make a song with me; he gave in lol. We ran out of time, but I decided to still do it,” he wrote.
He said he started on the song just over a year ago. His plan was to make a track in which he speaks directly to his son.
“Music just makes it easier for me,” he wrote.
Tony said the first demo used some of his own lyrics and was made with the help of artificial intelligence. The project later moved to a rough recording after he worked with an artist.
In the same message, Tony wrote about his grief. He said the loss still hurts, even though he looks positive in public.
“It’s been 1,368 days since that night, almost four years. In public I put on a positive face, but it hurts so much,” he wrote.
He said many things in his life lost their meaning after his son died. He said he is slowly finding out what matters to him again, and new experiences are giving him purpose.
AKA was one of South Africa’s best known hip-hop artists. He was shot and killed outside a restaurant on Florida Road in Durban on 10 February 2023.
Fans, fellow musicians and family have continued to celebrate his music since his death, Bona reported.
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Rirhandzu Baloyi writes about entertainment for Tzaneen Voice. Rirhandzu covers South African music, film, TV, streaming, awards and celebrity news, from amapiano and local soapies to Showmax and Netflix releases. Stories stick to what happened, who was involved and when fans can watch or listen.